It’s Monday.
The President has tweeted 7 times, deleted two, bringing his total of Monday morning tweets to 5.
China gets 91% of its Oil from the Straight, Japan 62%, & many other countries likewise. So why are we protecting the shipping lanes for other countries (many years) for zero compensation. All of these countries should be protecting their own ships on what has always been….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2019
….a dangerous journey. We don’t even need to be there in that the U.S. has just become (by far) the largest producer of Energy anywhere in the world! The U.S. request for Iran is very simple – No Nuclear Weapons and No Further Sponsoring of Terror!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2019
President Trump issued his tweets at 8:08 a.m. eastern time. Thirty minutes later, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted this.
Productive meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud today to discuss heightened tensions in the region and the need to promote maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz. Freedom of navigation is paramount. pic.twitter.com/efuZq5EOpK
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) June 24, 2019
The tweets come as tensions between the U.S. and Iran mount.
As the News Blender reported on Thursday, Iran took responsibility for shooting down an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone, that they claim was in Iranian airspace, with the Pentagon saying the drone was in international waters.
The New York Times, reported late Thursday that the President had approved airstrikes against Iran, only to call off the strike within minutes or possibly hours of the approved strike.
The confusion over when exactly the strike was called off comes from President Trump himself, who on Friday as the News Blender reported, stated he called off the strike, “10 minutes before the strike.” In the same tweet he said “we were cocked and loaded.”
….On Monday they shot down an unmanned drone flying in International Waters. We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights when I asked, how many will die. 150 people, sir, was the answer from a General. 10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019
….proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry, our Military is rebuilt, new, and ready to go, by far the best in the world. Sanctions are biting & more added last night. Iran can NEVER have Nuclear Weapons, not against the USA, and not against the WORLD!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2019
In this clip while speaking with Chuck Todd of Meet the Press, he said he called off the strike about half-an-hour before, when he learned that 150 people might be killed in the airstrikes, he also states when asked if planes were in the air, “no, but they would have been pretty soon.”
Trump told Chuck Todd one of his "sir" tall tales while explaining why he decided at the last minute not to strike Iran. pic.twitter.com/W3okA1LVpj
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 21, 2019
Saturday evening the President tweeted that he never called “BACK” the strike against Iran and that reports to that affect were incorrect.
I never called the strike against Iran “BACK,” as people are incorrectly reporting, I just stopped it from going forward at this time!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019
For editorial thoughts on Iran.
Iran – No Good Options https://t.co/vGHA17j5iK
— TheNewsBlender (@TheNewsBlender) June 20, 2019
For Twitters response to the President calling off the strike.
Trump Calls to Strike Iran, Backs Out, and Gloats About It https://t.co/x9FMoY8rn5
— Snip🦈Bytes (@SnipBytes) June 21, 2019
Despite a Federal Reserve that doesn’t know what it is doing – raised rates far too fast (very low inflation, other parts of world slowing, lowering & easing) & did large scale tightening, $50 Billion/month, we are on course to have one of the best Months of June in US history…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2019
….Think of what it could have been if the Fed had gotten it right. Thousands of points higher on the Dow, and GDP in the 4’s or even 5’s. Now they stick, like a stubborn child, when we need rates cuts, & easing, to make up for what other countries are doing against us. Blew it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2019
On Wednesday, CNBC News reported that a divided Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and “indicated formally that no cuts are coming in 2019.”
The vote to leave the target benchmark rate in the “target range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 percent,” the range it has been since December, was 9-1 with St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, voting to reduce the rate.
On Tuesday the day before the Federal Reserve met, the President blasted the European Central Bank President President Mario Draghi for announcing “further stimulus,” as the News Blender reported, the President called the comments, “unfair to U.S.”
Mario Draghi just announced more stimulus could come, which immediately dropped the Euro against the Dollar, making it unfairly easier for them to compete against the USA. They have been getting away with this for years, along with China and others.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2019
European Markets rose on comments (unfair to U.S.) made today by Mario D!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2019
That same day, the President spoke with the press prior to departing D.C., he was asked if he wanted to demote the Fed Chairman Jerome “Jay” Powell, the President according to the White House transcript said in part, “let’s see what he does,” he added, that Draghi “did something today that was very dramatic.”
President Trump during his interview with Chuck Todd aired on Meet the Press, denied that he ever suggested that he might demote Chairman Powell.
WATCH: Trump: "I didn’t ever threaten to demote" Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. "But I'm not happy with his actions." #MTP #IfItsSunday pic.twitter.com/RPAr0Aa0zT
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) June 23, 2019
For What It’s Worth.
Over the weekend the President tweeted that back in the day when our country had “no debt,” everything from our “Highways to the Military,” was built with “CASH,” Twitter as Snip Bytes reported, was quick to point out that our country has only been “debt free” one time, in 1853, and that the first “highway” wasn’t built until the 1950’s.
When our Country had no debt and built everything from Highways to the Military with CASH, we had a big system of Tariffs. Now we allow other countries to steal our wealth, treasure, and jobs – But no more! The USA is doing great, with unlimited upside into the future!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2019
I am pleased to announce the launch of https://t.co/D1MY2aPC7f. This new platform will allow my campaign and other Republicans to compete with the Democrats money machine. This has been a priority of mine and I’m pleased to share that it is up and running! #KeepAmericaGreat
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2019
Opinion
As a reminder the President’s tweets, from the account @realDonaldTrump are considered and treated as Presidential comments, orders, and records.
The link the President has sent out on that same Twitter feed, is a link for a Trump Campaign donation page.
There is a picture featuring Trump, with donate buttons, and a statement that reads in full.
Certified Website Of President Donald J. Trump
Stand with President Trump!
Democrats and the media will relentlessly try to attack us, lie about us, and divide us over these next two years.
We count on the generous contributions of our supporters to help us fight back against the attacks on President Trump and get our message straight to the American people.
Please contribute in the NEXT HOUR to give us the resources we need to DEFEND President Trump and win in 2020.
I don’t know if this is a violation of campaign finance, if not, it probably should be, considering as stated, his feed is treated as official Presidential communications.
Authors note: the two deleted tweets that he reissued were regarding the Federal Reserve Bank, I was unable to capture those deleted tweets, as I refreshed prior to the screen grab.
This post will be updated within reason.
